Film – TheBoyEllis Blog

Brumming brilliant

I was also disappointed by Optimus Prime's trailer which for all intents and purposes looked like an oversized Oliver Adams sandwich van.

Heavy breather? Sinus problems? Perhaps he had a bad cold. Nope, he was asleep. Like me, the guy to my right had ventured to the cinema alone. We were kindred spirits. I was off work, trying to fill my last day away from the grindstone with something a little different. Maybe he was doing the … Continue reading Tron Legacy – pretty dull

Daft Punk made me go to the cinema

I've had a think and I'm pretty sure this is the first time I've been to see a film based solely on the soundtrack.

Avatar: Genuinely Immersive 3D

As the 3D debate rages on, I simply can't agree with the notion - as suggested by Kermode and various other critics - that it is simply a mechanism to stop piracy.

Send in the clowns

Clowns are inherently scary. An invention blatantly created to scare children into obeying their superiors, their painted white faces and faux smiles are truly disturbing. Throw a water-squirting flower and tricycle into the mix and you've got guaranteed pant-soiling material.

Bruno: Filthy But Brilliant

As you'd expect from the man behind such brilliant, toe curling creations as Borat and Ali G, Bruno is bum-clenchingly difficult to watch at times but equally hilarious.